Watauga County, NC

TENTATIVE AGENDA & MEETING NOTICE

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2006

WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING ROOM

TIME NO. TOPIC PAGE

6:00 1 CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER

2 APPROVAL OF JUNE 22, 2006, SPECIAL MEETING AND CLOSED

SESSION MINUTES, JUNE 27, 2006, REGULAR MEETING AND

CLOSED SESSION MINUTES 1

3 APPROVAL OF JULY 18, 2006, AGENDA 13

6:05 4 PUBLIC HEARING – TO CONSIDER A PROPOSED WATAUGA COUNTY
ORDINANCE TO REGULATE WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS 14

      6:10     5      PUBLIC HEARING – TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON AN
                          APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
                          FUNDING FOR THE APPALACHIAN ENTERPRISE CENTER PROJECT               33

      6:15     6      PROPOSED PROCLAMATION DECLARING AUGUST 2006 AS HOMELESS
                          AWARENESS MONTH AND FOOD AND SHELTER FOR HOPE
                          MONTH – MR. JOHN COOPER 36

6:20 7 INTRODUCTION OF NEW AGRICULTURE AGENT FOR FIELD, CROPS
& LIVESTOCK – MS. SUE COUNTS 38

6:25 8 WATAUGA OPPORTUNITIES REQUEST – MR. MICHAEL MAYBEE 40

6:30 9 OUT OF STATE TRAVEL REQUESTS

A. Board of Elections – Dr. Stella Anderson 45

B. Sheriff’s Department – Sheriff Shook 51

6:35 10 TAX MATTERS – MR. KELVIN BYRD

A. Monthly Collections Report 58

B. Refunds and Releases 60

C. Credit Card Authorization Request 70

6:40 11 OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY DESIGNATION REQUEST – MS. DORIS ISAACS 76

6:45 12 SUBDIVISION PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES – MR. JOE FURMAN 81

6:50 13 PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO REGULATE HAZARDOUS RECREATION
PARKS IN WATAUGA COUNTY – MR. DERON GEOUQUE 88

6:55 14 SCHOOL BOARD MATTERS 91

A. High School Project Committee Report

B. Discussion of the New High School Plan

C. Proposed Resolution in Support of Watauga County High School

7:00 15 MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS –

MR. ROBERT E. NELSON, JR.

A. EMS Plan Medical Director Employment Agreement 94

B. Appointment of Voting Delegate for NCACC Annual Conference 104

C. Boards and Commissions 108

D. Announcements 110

7:05 16 PUBLIC COMMENT 113

8:05 17 BREAK 127

8:10 18 CLOSED SESSION 128

Land Acquisition – G. S. 143-318.11(5)(i)

Attorney/Client Matters – G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)

8:30 19 ADJOURN

Watauga County Board of Commissioners